The Oakland Athletics are still in second place in the American League West and have a 1.5 game cushion over the Los Angeles Angels. That cushion would be greater had the A's not just dropped a series to the Chicago White Sox.

The Oakand road trip continues on Tuesday as they travel to visit the Kansas City Royals. The A's could use another series win. What better time to do it than against a sub-.500 team?

TV Schedule & Probable Pitchers

Tuesday's game will start at 5:10 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Jarrod Parker takes the ball for the A's in search of his eighth win. He'll face Jeremy Guthrie, who is 1-3 with a 5.18 ERA.

Wednesday's first pitch will be at 5:10 p.m. PT and the game will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Brandon McCarthy had a quality start in his first time out off the disabled list, but took the loss. He'll try to bounce back against Will Smith, who is 3-4 with a 5.48 ERA.

Thursday's finale begins at 5:10 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Dan Straily made his second big league start against the Angels last time out but gave up four runs in a no-decision. He'll take on Luke Hochevar, who is 7-10 with a 5.32 ERA.

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